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France: Nîmes rallume l’éclairage public nocturne dans tous les quartiers – Occitanie

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 2, 2025
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Nîmes réactive l’éclairage nocturne dans tous les quartiers dès le 1er juillet 2025. Les zones périphériques ne seront plus dans l’obscurité entre minuit et 5h. Source: Nîmes rallume l’éclairage public nocturne dans tous les quartiers […]

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Delhi government asks labour department to let women do night shifts

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 2, 2025
  • Uncategorized

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Tuesday instructed the labour department to take immediate steps to allow women to work in night shifts, but only with their Source: Delhi government asks labour department to let […]

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Porto enforces night-time alcohol sales ban in key tourist spots

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 2, 2025
  • Uncategorized

The city of Porto has implemented restrictions on the sale of alcohol in certain areas in the night time. This measure applies to sales.. Source: Porto enforces night-time alcohol sales ban in key tourist spots

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West Texas works to protect the world’s largest dark sky reserve : NPR

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 2, 2025
  • Uncategorized

As light pollution increases, West Texas works to protect the world’s largest ‘dark sky reserve’ Source: West Texas works to protect the world’s largest dark sky reserve : NPR

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West Texas works to protect the world’s largest dark sky reserve : NPR

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 2, 2025
  • Uncategorized

While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has fended off the light glow that washes out starry nights. Source: West Texas […]

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France: Vie nocturne à Quimper : les bars vont pouvoir fermer à 2h, un jour de plus

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 30, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Jusqu’à fin août 2025, à Quimper, les bars pourront rester ouverts une heure de plus, quatre jours par semaine. La Mairie a en effet étendu cette autorisation au dimanche soir. Source: Vie nocturne à Quimper […]

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Dublin Nights Help Zone: New Late-Night Safe Space Initiative Launching in Dublin City Centre | Dublin City Council

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 30, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Dublin City Council, supported by the Department of Justice, is thrilled to announce the official launch of a new late-night welfare initiative, Dublin Nights Help Zone. Source: Dublin Nights Help Zone: New Late-Night Safe Space […]

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France: « Vous devez cacher les bouteilles » : Vitry-le-François passe à l’offensive contre l’ivresse nocturne

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 29, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Frigos inspectés, rayonnages scrutés, consommateurs en infraction traqués… Les forces de l’ordre ont mené une opération de contrôle en centre-ville de Vitry-le-François, ce vendredi 27 juin 2025. Il est désormais interdit de consommer de l’alcool […]

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France: Une charte de la vie nocturne pour assurer la tranquillité et la sécurité des habitants à Dieppe

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 29, 2025
  • Uncategorized

La municipalité de Dieppe a lancé pour cet été une charte de la vie nocturne, à destination des établissements recevant du public en soirée. L’objectif : réduire les incivilités. Source: Une charte de la vie […]

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Vietnam: HCMC’s night-time economy remains stagnant after decades – VnExpress International

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 29, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Major cities around the world have developed their night economies to generate big revenues and creating millions of jobs while Ho Chi Minh City still struggles with limited activities due to lack of planning, according […]

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Media Links

  • Economía nocturna y Ciudades de 24 Horas | Revista Espejo

    December 28, 2025
  • How American Nightlife Went Honky-Tonk – WSJ

    December 27, 2025
  • Thailand leverages nighttime economy to boost tourism-Xinhua

    December 26, 2025
  • Spain: El Centro Cívico Can Deu ofrecerá actividades de ocio nocturno a partir del verano | Info Barcelona | Ayuntamiento de Barcelona

    December 26, 2025
  • The Remarkable Revival of Bingo Night | Vogue

    December 23, 2025
  • 3 ‘night mayors’ on how night-time economies strengthen cities | World Economic Forum

    December 20, 2025
  • France – Éclairage nocturne : Valence élargit ses horaires – Ville de Valence

    December 20, 2025
  • France: Sobriété énergétique en Gironde : après l’extinction, pourquoi ces villes rallument l’éclairage public la nuit

    December 14, 2025
  • France: Lumière ou obscurité la nuit : les élus de Feuquières-en-Vimeu ont tranché

    December 14, 2025
  • France: Nuisances sonores à Bordeaux : « De la Belle endormie au big bazar », les riverains excédés montent au créneau

    December 14, 2025
  • France: Environnement nocturne et lutte contre la pollution lumineuse : Bayeux décroche sa première étoile

    December 14, 2025
  • Música, vida nocturna y estilo en el cine español

    December 10, 2025
  • Paris la nuit : entre fête et voisinage

    December 8, 2025
  • Hô Chi Minh-Ville parachève le système d’éclairage artistique de son centre urbain | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)

    December 7, 2025
  • La ville de Buenos Aires modernise son éclairage public et transforme le paysage nocturne dans les rues, places et parcs – Noticias Ambientales

    December 3, 2025
  • « Prohibition nocturne » : le centre de Varsovie interdit la vente d’alcool la nuit

    December 3, 2025
  • AIA New York: Tracing the Evolution of the Chinatown Night Market

    December 1, 2025
  • People nowadays are reluctant to stay out late. Is it killing nightlife? | CBC Radio

    November 29, 2025
  • El Ocio Nocturno y la Cultura: El Ascenso de la Vida Nocturna como Fenómeno Sociocultural

    November 28, 2025
  • France: À Montivilliers, après trois ans d’obscurité l’éclairage nocturne sera rétabli – Paris Normandie

    November 27, 2025

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  • The Urban Night
  • Progressive Geographies
  • deviantleisure
  • Armando Silva
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THE SPECTRE LIBRARY PRESENTS: The Pulp and Paperback Fiction Reader

Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

Urban Audiovisual Festival

UAF

Backlots

Night Time Economy

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Dr. Stephen Luis Vilaseca

Investigating art and politics in urban space

The Urban Night

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Progressive Geographies

Thinking about place and power - a site written and curated by Stuart Elden

deviantleisure

exploring the boundaries of leisure and crime

Armando Silva

Just another WordPress.com weblog

Toby Bennett

Urban Sound Space

researching music-making in Wellington and Copenhagen

C'est toi ma Ville

Mon regard sur Montréal

Geografia Crítica

Laboratório de Prática de Ensino para professores de Geografia

nocionescomunes.wordpress.com/

urbanculturalstudies

the culture(s) of cities... space, time and urban everyday life

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